Expressions used with the Present S imple

Frequency adverbs: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never

(they are placed before the main v erb)

Time expressions: every day / week / Friday…

on Mondays / Sundays…
 in the morning / afternoon…
in winter / spring…
once a day / week…

A. Write the third person singular of the following verbs.

play __plays___ go ___goes______

wash ___washes____ teach

_teaches______ drive ___drives___

carry _carries____ fly ____flies___

start ________starts____ help ____helps________

kiss ___kisses_________ watch __watches_____ tidy

___ tidies_________ like ____likes________

enjoy ____enjoys____ cry ___cries_________

mix _mixes_______

B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.

1. Peter and his friends __goes____ to school by bus. (go)

2. Elephants ___eats___ leaves and grass. (eat)

3. David's father _____works_____ in a hospital. (work)

4. The bank opens at 9.30 and_closes____ at 4.30. (close)

5. Tom and Jim _plays____ football every day after school. (play)

6. Mr Jones is a teacher. He _ teaches____ History. (teach)

7. Our lessons __starts___ at 9.00 and _finishes__ at 3.30. (start/finish)

8. My pen friend _lives_____ in Japan. (live)

9. Mary and her brother _watches___ cartoons every Sunday morning. (watch)

10. John ____tidies______ his room every day. (tidy)

C. Complete the blanks with the Present Simple of the verbs in the box.
 go work ride deliver love jog rest fish walk

Mr Letty is a postman. He doesn't work in the post office. He always works

outside in the streets. He _delivers___ letters to

all the people in the neighbourhood every day. He

doesn't _walk____ but he __rides____ his

motorbike.

At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work.

wHe ___rests___. He ____loves___ the

countryside, so he always __goes____ to his

country house with his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty

____fishes__ in the river and they ___jogs_______

in the woods every weekend.

D. Look at the pictures and write questions and answers, as in the example.

1. play / the guitar / in the afternoon

Does he play the guitar in the aftenoon?

No he doesn’t play the guitar in the afternoon.

He plays the accordion.

2. walk / after lunch

Does he walk after the lunch? No, he doesnt walk

after lunch
 He sleeps after dinner

3. ride / their / bicycles / to work / every day

Does they ride their bicycles to Work every day?

No they doesnt ride their bicycles

They ride the bus

4. listen / to the radio / every Sunday

Does she listen to the radio every Sunday?

No she doesnt listen to the radio

She goes to the cinema

5. clean / the house / on Mondays

Does he clean the house on Mondays?

No he doesnt clean the house

He sings

6.watch / TV / after school

Does they watch tv after school?

No they doesnt watch tv

They study

6. Complete the blanks with the negative or the interrogative form of the
Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.

Mark: Hi, Tess! What are you doing?

Tess: I'm watching the football team.

Mark: Do you watch (watch) them every day?

Tess: No, I don't. They do not play_ (not play)

every day. They play four times a week.

Mark: ___do_____ you __have____ (have) a

favourite player?

Tess: No, I _doesnt have_ (not have) a favourite player. Everyone on the team

is good.

Mark: ____do____ the attacker ___move___ (move) fast?

Tess: No, he _doesnt move__ (not move) fast, but he's very clever.

____Do______ you _like_____ (like) football, Mark?

Mark: No, I ___dont_like__ (not like) it. I like basketball. It's a great sport.